Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) This section
applies to a liability of the State (whether arising before, on or after
commencement) connected with a disputed matter.
(2) No amount can be
charged to, or paid out of, the Consolidated Account to meet the liability.
(3) No amount can be
borrowed by or on behalf of the Crown in right of the State to meet the
liability.
(4) No asset, right or
entitlement of the State can be taken or used by any person to enforce the
liability.
(5) No execution or
other process in the nature of execution can be issued out of any court
against the State in relation to the liability.
(6) In subsections
(1), (4) and (5), references to the State include the following —
(a) a
person who is a former State authority, if the liability is connected with
—
(i)
the person’s conduct while and as a State
authority; or
(ii)
otherwise the person’s role as a State authority;
(b) a
State agent;
(c) a
person who is a former State agent, if the liability is connected with —
(i)
the person’s conduct while and as a State agent; or
(ii)
otherwise the person’s role as a State agent.
[Section 17 inserted: No. 32 of 2020 s. 7.]
[Heading inserted: No. 32 of 2020 s. 7.]